30 of the Funniest Tweets from Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Despite appearing in Happy Gilmore and Multiplicity, there was a time when Julie Bowen didn’t find herself very funny. The actress admitted on Andy Richter’s podcast The Three Questions that she was confused by her agents sending her out for comedy auditions. She recounted telling them not to give her “those three-jokes-a-page kind of things.” But the joke’s on her — not only did she land the role of Claire Dunphy on Modern Family, but she nabbed two Emmys during the show’s 11-season run.

Meanwhile, Ariana Grande knows that she’s funny. The pop star showed off her comedy chops during her Saturday Night Live hosting gig over the weekend, and drew in nearly 5.6 million viewers — the biggest audience since Elon Musk hosted the show in May 2021. Similarly, Grande’s parody of the summer hit “Espresso” as well as a sketch featuring her Jennifer Coolidge impersonation are already among the most viewed posts on the SNL TikTok account. I guess Spirit Halloween was wrong!

The timeline, of course, also knows it’s funny, and we’re certainly thankful for the jokes they provide. Today’s funniest tweets include those involving the Mediterranean sober lifestyle, good morning messages that require a PhD and peak boyfriend behavior.